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Wagon Mound, NM town hall & government

Wagon Mound spent $897,000 in the year to June 30, 2023, about $3,385 per resident.

Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Wagon Mound's government.

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Wagon Mound's money goes

Spent
$897,000
fiscal year to June 30, 2023
Per resident
$3,385
typical New Mexico cities: $2,471
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Water & other utilities
$364,00041%
Administration & buildings
$260,00029%
Fire
$258,00029%
Parks & libraries
$15,0002%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 63%
  • From the federal government 16%
  • Utility sales 14%
  • Sales taxes 3%
  • Property taxes 2%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
  • Fees & charges <1%

Wagon Mound didn't report all of its 2023 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.

Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Wagon Mound

Full-time staff
5
4 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$47,300
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
2 full-time2 part
Sewer & trash
1 full-time1 part
Water & other utilities
1 full-time
Fire
0 full-time1 part
Other
1 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Wagon Mound didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Wagon Mound Public Schools

Wagon Mound's K–12 school district. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$49,257
New Mexico: $17,681
Students
70
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$275,000
at year end

Where the district's money comes from New Mexico districts overall: 17% local, 64% state, 20% federal

  • Local 8%
  • State 71%
  • Federal 22%

Of the $49,257 per pupil, $23,629 goes to classroom instruction (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to support services such as buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren't in the per-pupil figure.

Property tax

What homeowners in Wagon Mound pay

Typical tax bill
$825
a year · New Mexico typical $1,731

The median yearly bill homeowners report, covering every local property tax on the home (town, schools, county). The effective rate is that bill divided by the median home value, so it's a rough guide, not the official tax rate. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.

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Contact Wagon Mound's government

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Beyond town hall

Who represents Wagon Mound

Wagon Mound is represented in Congress by Senators Martin Heinrich and Ben Ray Luján and Representative Teresa Leger Fernandez. Michelle Lujan Grisham is governor.

All of Wagon Mound's representatives, with contacts →

Budget: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Finance (every city and town government's revenue, spending and debt, grouped into plain categories). Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

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